Falconer is a Scottish surname and an Anglicized version of the French surname "Fauconnier". In both cases, the name is derived from the occupational name for a trainer of falcons.
People with the surname Falconer:
- Alex Falconer, Scottish Labour Party politician, Member of the European Parliament 1984–1999
- Brian Falconer (born 1933), Australian rules footballer
- Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton (born 1951), British lawyer and politician
- Claire Falconer, Northern Irish actress and painter
- Colin Falconer (disambiguation), multiple people
- Daniel Falconer, movie weapon and armour designer
- Sir David Falconer (1640–1685), Scottish judge
- Deborah Falconer (born 1965), American actress and musician
- Delia Falconer (born 1966), Australian novelist
- Douglas Falconer (disambiguation), multiple people
- Duncan Falconer, British SBS commando and author
- Earl Falconer (born 1959), British bass player, member of UB40
- Edmund Falconer (1814–1879), writer and actor
- Elizabeth Falconer (born 1956), American koto player
- Etta Zuber Falconer (1933–2002), American educator and mathematician
- Hugh Falconer (1808–1865), Scottish palaeontologist, geologist and botanist
- Ian Falconer (born 1959), American illustrator and children's book author
- Jacob Falconer (1869–1928), American representative
- Jenni Falconer (born 1976), British television presenter
- John Falconer, British poker player
- John Mackie Falconer (1820–1903), American artist
- Joyce Falconer (born 1969), Scottish actress
- Kenneth Falconer, pen name of American science fiction author Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923–1958)
- Kyle Falconer (born 1987), Scottish singer
- Pablo Falconer, British reggae producer
- Peter Falconer (born 1943), Australian politician
- Robert Falconer (1867–1943), Canadian academic
- Sandrea Falconer (born 1966) Jamaican Senator and Television Journalist
- Brittany Falconer (1990-Present) Canadian Gymnast
- Thomas Falconer (1805–1882), English lawyer and traveller
- William Falconer (1732–1769), Scottish poet
- Willie Falconer (born 1966), Scottish footballer
- Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore (1852–1930), brother of Ion Keith Falconer, British politician and colonial governor
- Ion Keith Falconer (1856–1887), brother of Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, missionary and Arabic scholar
People with the first or middle name Falconer:
- Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton (1863–1915), Scottish Lieutenant-Colonel, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- David Falconer Wells (born 1939), professor of theology
- Falconer Madan (1851–1935), British librarian of the Bodleian Library of Oxford University
- Hardy Falconer Parsons (1897–1917), British Second Lieutenant, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Lyall Falconer Howard (1896–1955), Australian war veteran and businessman
- James Falconer Wilson (1828–1895), American congressman
- Keith Falconer Fletcher (1900–1987), American book dealer
- Paul Falconer Poole (1806–1879), English painter
In Scottish family names:
- Lord Falconer of Halkerton, a title of the Scottish peerage united to the title of Earl of Kintore
- Earl of Kintore, a title of the Scottish peerage united to the title of Lord Falconer of Halkerton.
- Falconer, a sept of Clan Keith
Fictional characters:
- Quellcrist Falconer, a character of Richard Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs series